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W. H. BLOOM. DISPLAY REGEPTAOLE FOR: BARREL COVERS.

No. 568,126. Patented Sept. 22, 1896.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

WVILLIAM I-I. BLOOM, OF MANSFIELD, OI-IIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE MANSFIELDDISPLAY NOVELTY COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

DlSPLAY-RECEPTACLI; FOR BARREL-COVERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 568,126, datedSeptember 22, 1896.

Application filed June 10,1895. Serial No. 552,201. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom zit mru cancer/1,:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM 11. Emma, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mansfield, in the county of Richland and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Display -Receptacles forBarrel-Covers, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exactspecification.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide a means fordisplaying pickles, fruits, and other produce; second, to render thesaid display means air-tight, and, third, to construct the whole devicein a simple and inexpensive manner. WVith these objects in viewreference is had to the annexed specification and drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a top view of the receptacle for retaining and displayingfruits, the, arranged iron brace a secured to the said part A andadapted to be secured to the said barrel, to which the said display-headis attached. In the main portion A of the said display-head is formed anopening B, (preferably circular in shape,) which is providedwith aledgeb,

formed concentric with said openings, within which fits and depends, asshown, a basin or tray 0. This receptacle for display may be of anysuitable material which the acids of the goods contained will notcorrode or affect. The said tray is supported on the flange B of theooverAby means of a flange 0, formed 011 the said tray. As a means formaking the said tray thoroughly air-tight with a glass plate D, which isadapted to fit over said tray, the latter is provided with a groove ordepression E, formed in the flange 0, within which groove is placed acircular endlesstube gasket 0 formed of rubber or other yieldingsubstance, and inflated, if desired, to form a cushion between the saidflange of Fig. 2 is a sectional view the tray and the plate-glass covertherefor. Over the edge of' the said glass cover D and having(preferably) a smaller diameter than the circular recess B of the coveris placed a clamp ring or rim F, through the outer edge of 5 5 which,-at several-points, to better distribute the strain, loosely pass anumber of bolts G, the heads 9 of which are recessed within the lowerpart of the barrel-head A and are cemented over, as shown at g, toprevent action of acids thereon. The upper ends h of these invertedbolts are threaded, as shown, and a clamp-nut H, preferably having atransverse hole 7L therethrough, screws down upon the said bolts andthereby clamps the rim F, and thus the glass cover D, upon the gasket (Jagainst the flange O, and the latter againstthe flange B of the cover.

It will thus be seen that this device furnishes a means for display ofsuch goods as of which is recessed to form a groove and the inner edgeof which is beveled or grooved, in a different plane, a pan or trayadapted to fit in said opening and provided with a lateral flange torest and shoulder on the grooved edge and provided with a depression tofit said beveled groove, a transparent covering arranged over said pan,a flexible gasket interposed between the said flange and the transparentcovering, and a device for clamping all of said parts, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a removable barrel-cover having an opening provided with a wall,the upper edge of which is recessed to form a groove, and the 5 inneredge of which is beveled or grooved in a different plane, a pan adaptedto fit in said opening and provided with a lateral flange to rest andshoulder on the grooved edges thereof, an annular depression or grooveformed I00 in the flange of said pan, a transparent cov- 011 and meansfor clamping all of said parts 10 ering arranged over said pan, aflexible, 1101- together,- substantially as described.

10W, endless gasket interposed between the In testimony that I claim theforegoing I said depression or groove in flange portion of have hereuntoset my hand this 8th day of said pan, and the transparent covering; andMay, 1895.

an inwardly-projecting bead or shoulder to M. H. BLOOM. fit the upperedge of the transparent covcr- Witnesses: ing, and which projectsinwardly over the J. M. REED,

transparent covering to form a bearing there- 0. L. M COLELLAN.

